Alexander (Sandy) MacDonald

Sandy MacDonald is vice president and chief learning officer at Holland College in Prince Edward Island. He was PEI’s first deputy minister for workforce and advanced learning, aimed at integrating labour force issues and postsecondary education. He is the province’s former deputy minister for education and early childhood development, and former superintendent of education for the eastern school district of Charlottetown.

HEQCO is an agency of the Government of Ontario, established in 2005 to contribute to the improvement of Ontario’s postsecondary education system. HEQCO is mandated to conduct research, evaluate the postsecondary education system and provide policy recommendations to the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities on improving system quality, access and accountability.